just to let you know

IT workers demand greater flexibility

This article from The Register is no big surprise to me. In my own experience a vast majority of IT companies and departments are still maintaining a very old fashioned viewpoint when it comes to working from home (Teleworking).

It seems to me that managers rather give non-IT staff the right to work from home. There also seems to be a misconception that IT staff involved in analysis and coding are not eligible for Teleworking as it doesn't fit into their day-to-day tasks. Quite frankly, I think exactly the opposite is the case. As IT departments do more and more result oriented work, it should free up more staff to work and achieve their results in their own time and space.

Funny enough, as the article points out, most IT staff is too scared to ask for Teleworking options as it might squander their career perspectives. A viscious circle.

Posted by Michael at March 19, 2004 12:48 AM